The Grammy Award for Best Country Song (sometimes known as the Country Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the songwriter(s) of the song, not to the artist, except if the artist is also the songwriter.
Grammy Award for Best Country Song | |
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Awarded for | Quality country songs |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 1965 |
Currently held by | Chris Stapleton & "Dan Wilson" for "White Horse" (2024) |
Website | grammy.com |
There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:
- From 1965 to 1968, it was known as "Best Country & Western Song"
- From 1969 to 1983, it was awarded as "Best Country Song"
- In 1984, it was awarded as "Best New Country Song "
- From 1985 to the present, it has again been awarded as "Best Country Song"
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released in the previous year. Lori McKenna, Josh Kear, and Chris Stapleton hold the record of most wins in the category with three wins each.
Recipients
editSongwriters with multiple wins
editSongwriters with multiple nominations
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Songwriters with multiple nominations and no wins
edit- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- Casey Beathard
- Matraca Berg
- Eric Church
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Jamey Johnson
- Lee Thomas Miller
- Thomas Rhett
- Laura Veltz
- 2 nominations
- Jessi Alexander
- Brett Beavers
- Dierks Bentley
- Steve Bogard
- Kenny Chesney
- Brandy Clark
- Jill Collins
- Monty Criswell
- Zach Crowell
- Dean Dillon
- Nicolle Galyon
- Pat Green
- Tom T. Hall
- Connie Harrington
- Jeff Hyde
- Loretta Lynn
- Chase McGill
- Jamie O'Neal
- Brad Paisley
- Jordan Reynolds
- John Rich
- Allen Shamblin
- Dan Smyers
- Jeffrey Steele
- Steve Wariner
- Dottie West
- Gretchen Wilson
Artists with multiple nominations and wins
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- Vince Gill 2 wins
- 8 nominations
- Miranda Lambert
- Willie Nelson 3 wins
- 7 nominations
- Alan Jackson 2 wins
- Tim McGraw 2 wins
- 6 nominations
- Faith Hill
- Charley Pride 1 win
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- Roger Miller 3 wins
- Ronnie Milsap 1 win
- Kacey Musgraves 2 wins
- Charlie Rich 2 wins
- Kenny Rogers 2 wins
- Chris Stapleton 2 wins
- George Strait
- Taylor Swift 2 wins
- Shania Twain 2 wins
- Gretchen Wilson
- Lee Ann Womack 1 win
- 3 nominations
- Trace Adkins
- Garth Brooks
- Glen Campbell 2 wins
- The Chicks (formally Dixie Chicks)
- Eric Church
- Lee Greenwood
- Waylon Jennings
- Little Big Town 1 win
- Loretta Lynn
- Reba McEntire
- K. T. Oslin 1 win
- Dolly Parton 1 win
- Blake Shelton
- Carrie Underwood 3 wins
- Dottie West
- Dwight Yoakam
- 2 nominations
- Alabama
- Bobby Bare
- Dierks Bentley
- Deanna Carter
- Rodney Crowell 1 win
- Dan + Shay
- David Frizzell
- Larry Gartlin 1 win
- Pat Green
- Merle Haggard
- Emmylou Harris
- The Highwaymen 1 win
- Jamey Johnson
- George Jones
- The Judds 2 wins
- Alison Krauss & Union Station 1 win
- Lady A (formally Lady Antebellum) 1 win
- Lonestar
- Patty Loveless
- John Michael Montgomery 1 win
- Jamie O'Neal
- Brad Paisley
- Eddie Rabbitt
- Rascal Flatts 1 win
- Thomas Rhett
- Marty Robbins 1 win
- Randy Travis 1 win
- Tanya Tucker 1 win
- Steve Wariner
- Hank Williams, Jr.
- Tammy Wynette
- Trisha Yearwood
References
edit- ^ "2014 Nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- ^ a b List of Nominees 2015
- ^ List of Nominees 2017
- ^ Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
- ^ Lynch, Joe (November 22, 2019). "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List". Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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(help) - ^ 2021 Nominations List
- ^ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards: Complete Nominations List". GRAMMY.com. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". GRAMMY.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "2025 GRAMMYs: See The OFFICIAL Full Nominations List | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.